Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act

Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend the benefit calculation of 113.6 % of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) and the consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa until September 30, 2016, or the first date on which the value of the thrifty food plan equals or exceeds 113.6 % of the June 2008 value.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3108 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3108

 To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend 
   the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                  benefits are temporarily increased.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 17, 2013

  Mr. Conyers (for himself and Ms. Lee of California) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to extend 
   the period during which supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                  benefits are temporarily increased.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Extend Not Cut SNAP Benefits Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE IN SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
              ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.

    Section 101(a) of title I of division A of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 120) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``section 3(o)'' and 
        inserting ``section 3(u)'', and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``2013'' and inserting 
        ``2016, or the 1st date on which the value of the thrifty food 
        plan as specified under section 3(u) of such Act equals or 
        exceeds 113.6 percent of the June 2008 value of such plan as 
        specified under section 3 of such Act, whichever occurs 
        earlier''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on 
September 30, 2013.
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